came to Africa from Arabia (via Eygpt) in 7th century BC
special saddle developed to take advantage of camels unique shape
caravans took 70-90 days to cross Sahara
Islamic merchants found thirving market of
copper
ironware
cotton textiles
salt
grains
carnelian beads
Ghana:
developed in 4th or 5th cent AD
principle state of W. Africa
Gold Trade:
W Africa & Ghana were trade centers
Ghana couldn't produce gold, but got nuggets from Southern lands
provided :
ivory
slaves
recieved:
horses
cloth
small manufactured wares
salt
Koumbi-Salen:
thriving commercial center
Swahili:
dominated E African coast
got from interior:
gold
ivory
slaves
tortoise shells
leopard skins
traded:
pottery
glass
textiles
Swahili City- States:
11th & 12th cents: trade brought huge wealth
Kilwa:
busiest city-state
early on: relied on fishing
800-1000 AD: limited trade
next 2 cents: imported pottery & stoneware
1505: sacked by Portuguese
imported:
cotton
silk
perfumes
pearls
exported:
gold
ivory
slaves
Zimbabwae:
13th cent:
Great Zimbabwae near Nyanda
stone walls 5m thick, 10m tall
city of stone towers, palaces, & public buildings
pop. of up to 18000
SLAVE TRADE:
Most slaves were captives of war
Others came from ranks of debtors, suspected witches, and criminals
Most worked as construction laborers, miner, or porters
Sign of personal wealth
Enabled families to increase agricultural production
9th century the trans-saharan and Indian Ocean trade networks stimulated slave trade
Mulsim merchants provided access to markets where they sold slaves: India, Persia, Southwest Asia, and the meditteranean basin
Results:
Smaller tribes were unable to protect themselves from raids
Lead to the Zanj Revolt
THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM
� Both faiths arrived as foreign faiths
� Christianity
Reached Egypt through N. Africa during the 1st century
For several centuries it remained as a Meditteranean faith
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Middle of 4th century it was established in Axum, Ethiopia
Those who first committed were merchants who traded with Mediteranean Christians
The first to have royal converts
Thus it resulted in
1. Ethiopian Christianity:
African Islam
First converts were merchants or ruling elites because of contact with Islam and good relations it established between the two.
It had to accomodate African traditions: Women's behavior, spirits
Islam supplemented African beliefs
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Edited by Kelsey Hall and Kelly McNulty Saeed aproves
So does Eric (fixed a few typos)
Approved by: Jenny Voll and Lauren Smyle I didn't read all of it, and I still approve. Approval by:Brett Krumenacker
well i approve (Devon fritz)
Camels:
- quicked communication& transport across Sahara
- came to Africa from Arabia (via Eygpt) in 7th century BC
- special saddle developed to take advantage of camels unique shape
- caravans took 70-90 days to cross Sahara
- Islamic merchants found thirving market of
- copper
- ironware
- cotton textiles
- salt
- grains
- carnelian beads
Ghana:- developed in 4th or 5th cent AD
- principle state of W. Africa
Gold Trade:- W Africa & Ghana were trade centers
- Ghana couldn't produce gold, but got nuggets from Southern lands
- provided :
- ivory
- slaves
- recieved:
- horses
- cloth
- small manufactured wares
- salt
Koumbi-Salen:- thriving commercial center
Swahili:- dominated E African coast
- got from interior:
- gold
- ivory
- slaves
- tortoise shells
- leopard skins
- traded:
- pottery
- glass
- textiles
Swahili City- States:- 11th & 12th cents: trade brought huge wealth
Kilwa:Zimbabwae:
- 13th cent:
- Great Zimbabwae near Nyanda
- stone walls 5m thick, 10m tall
- city of stone towers, palaces, & public buildings
- pop. of up to 18000
SLAVE TRADE:THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM
� Both faiths arrived as foreign faiths
� Christianity
- Reached Egypt through N. Africa during the 1st century
- For several centuries it remained as a Meditteranean faith
*>
- Middle of 4th century it was established in Axum, Ethiopia
- Those who first committed were merchants who traded with Mediteranean Christians
- The first to have royal converts
- Thus it resulted in
1. Ethiopian Christianity:African Islam
- First converts were merchants or ruling elites because of contact with Islam and good relations it established between the two.
- It had to accomodate African traditions: Women's behavior, spirits
- Islam supplemented African beliefs
�� 
Edited by Kelsey Hall and Kelly McNultySaeed aproves
So does Eric (fixed a few typos)
Approved by: Jenny Voll and Lauren Smyle
I didn't read all of it, and I still approve. Approval by:Brett Krumenacker
well i approve (Devon fritz)